AND RAW STORY SAYS IT'S BEAUTIFUL!
Speaking of Hateful Internet Trolls...
"Watered-down faith, weak-hoped Christian!"
"Fundamentalist!"
"They are people without light –
real downers!"
"Creed-reciting, parrot
Christian!"
"Rosary counter!"
"Long-faced, mournful funeral
Christian!"
"And how many Christians are like
this?” he asked, “selfish, out for themselves?” Bergoglio
(Raw Story) - Pope
Francis spoke out Friday over the increasingly aggressive nature of much
political discourse and the use of social media as a forum for personal abuse.
In
a message published on the same day that the Twitter-friendly pontiff met Apple
boss Tim Cook, Francis said digital technology and the Internet could help
bring people together but also had the potential to create deep wounds.
“Our
words and actions should be such as to help us all escape the vicious circles
of condemnation and vengeance which continue to ensnare individuals and
nations, encouraging expressions of hatred,” he said.
The
pope urged politicians and others in positions of power “to remain especially
attentive to the way they speak of those who think or act differently or those
who may have made mistakes.”
And
he emphasized the importance of everyone applying the same principle to
encounters in cyberspace by showing respect for “the neighbour whom we do not
see.”
“It
is not technology which determines whether or not communication is authentic,
but rather the human heart and our capacity to use wisely the means at our
disposal,” Francis said.
“Social
networks can facilitate relationships and promote the good of society, but they
can also lead to further polarization and division between individuals and
groups.
“The
digital world is a public square, a meeting-place where we can either encourage
or demean one another, engage in a meaningful discussion or unfair attacks.”
The
Vatican did not release any details of the pope’s meeting with Cook, who was in
Italy to inaugurate a new Apple applications research centre in Naples. Francis
met last week with Google supremo Eric Schmidt.
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